OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #968198

HEAD,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,JACK,MOTOR VEHICLE

1988-06-27T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,JACK,MOTOR VEHICLE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 968198
Report ID: 953220

Event description

Employee crushed to death when vehicle falls off jack

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 jacked up a vehicle using a 4,000 lb Gray jack that was extended 3 f t to its maximum extension. He then lay down under the vehicle and began using a Por-A-Power jack to hoist the motor in order to replace the motor mounts. The v ehicle shifted and fell off the jack, crushing the right side of the employee's head. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 40 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
505

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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